End brace for cars.



No. 814,497. PATENTED MAR. 6, 1906.

H. W. WOLFE. END BRAGE FOR CARS.

APPLICATION FILED 13150.11, 1.905.

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To all it may concern; I

Be it known-that I, HERBERT W. WOLFF, a c tizen of the United States, residing at St.

Louis, Missouri, have invented a certain new and 'useful lmprovement in End Braces for.

I Cars, of which thefollowing is a full, clear,

. of a gondola car .and exact description, such as .will enable view-on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

- of cars, and particularly to This invention relates to the construction that type of car known as gondola cars.

The object of my invention is to providea brace for the end wall of the car which will q as is usual in cars imfpart great rigidity to said wall and prevent it r 0m bulging and also operate to efiectively tie said wall to the side walls of the car.

Referring to the drawings which represent thepreferred form of my invention, 1 and 2 designate, respectivel the end wall and the side walls of a gondo a car, which walls are provided at their upper edges with angles 3,

0 this -t pe. Extending transversely of the end wall is my im roved brace, comprising a strip 4,connecte there'- to by means of rivets 5 and having its ends ablyformed with a longitudinally-extending portion 7,

' in this manner and connected to'the end. and side walls of a car impart great r gidity body of sai .the central portionof the gradually to the opposite that it practically varies in dimensions of the portion 7 extending around the side walls and connected thereto by rivets 6. Said strip is'preferof sheet metal and is provided that is substantially U shape in cross-section 'at the central part of the strip and of uni-' portion ofits -length form'dimensions for a and then gradually tapersto the opposite endsof the strip, where it merges into the ortion thereof. Preferably the crown rib .8 is provide which adds materially to the strength of the strip. 7 2, this rib 8 is also of greatest dimensions at strip and' tapers ends thereof, so dimensions as .the

vary."

It is obvious that an end brace constructed q Specification of Letters Patent. A lication filed December 11,1905. Serial No- 291,258.

Ushape(-1porti0n is so formed that a As shown in Fig.

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sides of the car,

While Ihave shown the ends of the brace extending around the corners of the car and riveted-t0 the side walls thereof, it is obvious that these bent portions of the brace can be dis ensed with and the brace riveted to the en wall of the car,'the vertically-extending.

flanges affording said end wall.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimedas new, and desired to be secured byLetters Patent, is'- 1. A brace. for strengthening the end wall of a car, said brace being in the form of a dish shaped truss extending vtransver'sel across the'end of the car and provided with marginal ,fianges. through which fastenin pass to secure said brace to said end wafi substantially as described.

2. An end .brace for cars comprising a member in the'form of a dish-shaped truss which extends transversely .of the end wall of the car, said member being widest at its cenample securing means to to "the end wall and will prevent it from buckling, and as the brace can be manufactured ter and having its ends secured to the end car substantially as the same being in corners of the car and secured to the side walls thereof; substantially as'described.

4.. An end brace for cars,

the form of a dish shapedtruss widest'at its truss-widest at its the same being in center and having marginal flanges through 1 out-its length, the ends of said brace extending aroun the corners of the car and being secured to the side walls thereof; substan- I tially as' described.

of the end wall 0 sheet metal provided with a substantially U-shaped portionwhicli' is of eatest dimensions at the central portion 0 the strip and varies gradually in described.

dimensions towardthe' opposite ends of the strip; substantially as 15. brace adapted to extend transversely a car comprising a. strip of 6. A sheet-metal brace adapted to extend transversely of the end of a car and comprismg a portion which is substantially U-shaped dimensions at the central part of the brace and decreasing gradually toward the opposite ends of the brace and merging into the extending throughout the length of said brace; substantially as described.

7. A sheet-metal brace adapted to extend transversely of the end of the car and comprising a U-shaped portion which is of greatest dimensions at the central part of the brace and decreases gradually in dimensions toward the opposite ends of the brace, a rib formed on the crown of said U-shaped portion, and marginal flan ges extending throughout the length of said brace; substantially as described.

8. A sheet-metal brace adapted to extend transversely of the end of a car and having its ends deflected to extend. around the side walls of thecar, said brace being provided With a substantially U-shaped portion which for a part of its length is of uniform dimensions and then gradually tapers toward the opposite ends of the brace, the crown of'said U-shaped portion being provided with a rib which varies in dimensions as the dimensions of the Ll-shaped portion vary; substantially as described. in cross-section, said portion belng of greatest 9. An end brace for ars. the same being in 1 the form of a dish-shaped truss extending across the end of the car and having its ends secured to the side walls of the car; substanbody portion thereof, and marginal flanges tiallyas described.

10. A device for bracing the end wall of a car, comprising a member in the form of a dish-shaped truss having ribs formed on the crown of the dish-shaped portion, said member being arranged horizontally on the end Wall of the'car and secured to said wall; substantially as described.

11. A sheet-metal brace adapted to be arranged horizontally on the end wall of a car, the same having a U-shaped portion, marginal flanges provided with openings to receive fastenings for secdring said brace to said end wall, and a rib on the crown of said U- shaped portion; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses, this 7th day of December, 1905.

HERBERT W. WOLFF. l/Vitnesses CORA BADGER, GEORGE BAKEWELL. 

